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Tech Ready program wants to help non-tech female founders learn the basics
Looking to provide more support for women starting out is Tech Ready, an eight week program designed for non-tech female founders.
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Cogniss is an app-building platform allowing developers to easily create edutech solutions
Cogniss has created an app-building platform focused on educational and behavioural solutions, allowing developers to tap into the platform’s in-built game and app design and research to easily build.
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RateSetter launching green marketplace with $20 million from Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Peer-to-peer lending platform RateSetter has announced a $20 million investment from the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to fund the launch of a green loan marketplace.
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New Zealand Budget delivers NZ$373 million increase in science and innovation funding
The New Zealand Government announced an increase of NZ$373 million in funding for science and innovation in its 2017 Budget yesterday.
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Slingshot launches CoVentured platform to connect startups and corporates
Corporate accelerator Slingshot has today launched CoVentured, a platform looking to facilitate engagement between startups and corporates.
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Roma agency Compass West helps small businesses solve their back-end problems
“I have a very good eye for detail on ways to improve things without wasting time or money, so I turned it into a business.”
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SBE Australia launches E3 program for early-stage female tech founders
SBE Australia has launched a new program for early-stage female tech founders, E3: Empower, Evolve, Escalate.
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Roma agency Compass West helps small businesses solve their back-end problems
“I’m a problem solver at heart, and sometimes that makes you a less than desirable employee.” She never got fired, Carmen Roberts clarified with a laugh, but acknowledging that fact led to the decision not to go back to working for someone else after having her youngest child. Instead, she looked at what she was… Read more »
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Tree Hut Village is a peer-to-peer platform allowing parents to hire out unused baby equipment
To make it cheaper for parents to hire while also enabling parents with unused equipment lying around to make some extra cash is Melbourne startup Tree Hut Village.
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NSW Government unveils digital strategy for development of user-centric public services
The NSW Government has unveiled a digital transformation strategy detailing how it will look to update its processes to better serve NSW residents.
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New Zealand telehealth startup Firstcheck wants to help fight skin cancer
Firstcheck allows users to snap pictures of a mole they are concerned about, have a dermatologist review their case, and receive feedback within three days.
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Wikipedia wades into Australian copyright debate, calling for fair use provision
“Wikipedia users can only upload this content because they can rely on the US fair use provisions. If it was based in Australia you wouldn’t see that logo.”
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Australia Post to work with government’s Digital Transformation Agency on digital ID pass
Australia Post is partnering with the Digital Transformation Agency to integrate its Digital iD technology into the government’s Digital Identity Framework.
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Adelaide Football Club acquires eSports team to grow reach and brand
A few days after local rival Port Adelaide played the AFL’s first match in China, the Adelaide Football Club too has made a move to expand into a new market, announcing it is acquiring Legacy eSports, a professional eSports team based in Sydney.
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Triangles is a network looking to help women take the first step into entrepreneurship
Blending networking and educational events, Triangles looks to be more of a results-oriented network that looks beyond just the tech community to also incorporate women in small business.
